IV. All phase II trial patients enrolled on the 2nd stage will have pre- and post-treatment biopsies (post-day 7+/-3 days) to demonstrate that AURKA is inhibited based on autophosphorylation AURKA/AURKA^Thr 288, Histone H3 (at S10) phosphorylation, AKT phosphorylation, cell cycle changes (mitotic index), TPX2 (by IHC), proliferation (Ki-67), aneuploidy, and p53-induced NOXA and PUMA expression, and TUNEL as markers of apoptosis.